Animal Nation Basti Tour Announced
Animal Nation has to get home… and thought they’d do some shows on the way. After spending the summer in Halifax searching for a wizard, and doing some recording in a barn in Quebec (mind you, a prety nice barn) Garnet and Mike have to get back home to BC. This tour is in support of their latest project Basti… Continue »
David Blair interview with Scene in the...
Great interview with David with Vancouver bloggers Scene in the Dark about behind the scenes from the I Want To Fall video as well as an acoustic performance. Check it out. http://www.sceneinthedark.com/music/behind-scenes-david-blair-video-interview-july#more-6097 Continue »
It’s really not about you
Let’s say you are a new band and no one has ever heard of you. You live in a well-sized city which is notorious for its apathy of going to new band shows (as a totally random example… Vancouver). For the sake of having a name, let’s call this imaginary band The Stable Mice. This imaginary band is an indie… Continue »
C&C in Great Company of July issue...
It was a cold and windy day in St. John’s but finally Carmen and Camille’s Flare photo shoot hit magazines stands in July. The coolest thing is the company the girls keep, on the same 4-page pull-out they are shown with profiles of Drake, Metric, K’naan, Carly Rae Jepsen and Justin Beiber. It was awesome being a part of the… Continue »
David Blair and Quest Poetics finalists...
Big congratulations to my pals David and Randy P (the Quest Poetic) for becoming finalists in the Shore FM Sounds of Summer contest. You can check out their profiles here: David Blair Quest Poetics Continue »
Carmen and Camille, Shine 4U Nominated...
Vancouver, BC – March 2010 – Twin sisters Carmen and Camille (C&C) continue to heat up the charts with their hit Shine 4U. The track is so hot that it just received a Juno 2010 Nomination for Best Dance Recording of the Year. Shine 4U was co-written by Ryan Stewart (also nominated for Juno 2010 Songwriter of the Year) and… Continue »
Animal Nation goes global with MTV hit...
Whistler, BC – March 2010 – The indie hip-hop duo, Animal Nation, will be seen all over the world as the hit MTV Canada show, Peak Season, airs on VH1 in the US and airing in 145 countries on 22 MTV International stations, beginning in March. Mike (Armadillo Slim) and Garnet (Steige “Tall Man” Turner) played themselves in supporting roles… Continue »
Animal Nation Basti Tour Announced
Animal Nation has to get home… and thought they’d do some shows on the way. After spending the summer in Halifax searching for a wizard, and doing some recording in a barn in Quebec (mind you, a prety nice barn) Garnet and Mike have to get back home to BC. This tour is in support of their latest project Basti… Continue »
David Blair will perform at Breat Out...
David Blair will be peforming at Break Out West (formerly Western Canadian Music Awards). Check out the full line-up for this year’s show. http://breakoutwest.ca/festival/ Continue »
David Blair interview with Scene in the...
Great interview with David with Vancouver bloggers Scene in the Dark about behind the scenes from the I Want To Fall video as well as an acoustic performance. Check it out. http://www.sceneinthedark.com/music/behind-scenes-david-blair-video-interview-july#more-6097 Continue »
It’s really not about you
Let’s say you are a new band and no one has ever heard of you. You live in a well-sized city which is notorious for its apathy of going to new band shows (as a totally random example… Vancouver). For the sake of having a name, let’s call this imaginary band The Stable Mice. This imaginary band is an indie… Continue »
C&C in Great Company of July issue...
It was a cold and windy day in St. John’s but finally Carmen and Camille’s Flare photo shoot hit magazines stands in July. The coolest thing is the company the girls keep, on the same 4-page pull-out they are shown with profiles of Drake, Metric, K’naan, Carly Rae Jepsen and Justin Beiber. It was awesome being a part of the… Continue »Master the art of cooking…
Chef Gordon Ramsey: the man who perhaps single-handedly swears more on network television than any other television personality. He is also one of my heroes. No one has inspired me more than Ramsey in recent memory and that is saying a lot considering the musicians I tend to hang out with who, in their own right, inspire me a great… Continue »
David Blair and Quest Poetics finalists...
Big congratulations to my pals David and Randy P (the Quest Poetic) for becoming finalists in the Shore FM Sounds of Summer contest. You can check out their profiles here: David Blair Quest Poetics Continue »
New Video from David Blair – I...
New video from David Blair, directed by Aaron Veale. Apparently, the most expensive cab ride ever… Continue »Social Network Societal Misfit
Social networking is changing. Big time. If you thought you had it all dialed then think again. I often get asked about the usefulness of social networks and it always gets hotly debated. The return on investment in social networks is dwindling rapidly, and it comes down to the user side of the equation. A good rule of thumb for… Continue »
Carmen and Camille, Shine 4U Nominated...
Vancouver, BC – March 2010 – Twin sisters Carmen and Camille (C&C) continue to heat up the charts with their hit Shine 4U. The track is so hot that it just received a Juno 2010 Nomination for Best Dance Recording of the Year. Shine 4U was co-written by Ryan Stewart (also nominated for Juno 2010 Songwriter of the Year) and… Continue »
